Chicago, IL, December 24, 2025 — IronSoftware today announced its sponsorship and ongoing support for CurlDotNet, a lightweight open-source library that enables developers to run traditional curl commands directly in C# and .NET environments. The project, built by developer Jacob Mellor, removes one of the most common friction points faced by backend and API developers: converting shell-based HTTP requests into verbose HttpClient code.
CurlDotNet takes a “copy-and-paste” approach to modern API testing and automation. Instead of manually rewriting each header, authentication token, or multipart upload in curl C#, a developer can paste an existing curl statement-often provided in API documentation or Postman examples-straight into a .NET application. The library parses the command, constructs the request, executes it, and returns a structured result object. It integrates seamlessly with contemporary .NET toolchains and runs across .NET Framework 4.7.2 and newer, .NET Core, and .NET 6 and 8 environments, ensuring compatibility with both legacy and cloud-native deployments.
At its core, Curl DotNet is designed for speed, reliability, and developer convenience. The library’s engine allows detailed control of headers, query strings, and body payloads while maintaining readability. Advanced users can inject middleware to implement retry logic, rate-limiting, or logging-capabilities that traditionally require a custom HTTP client wrapper. The result is an intuitive developer experience that shortens prototyping cycles, simplifies integration testing, and makes it easier for teams to port existing API workflows into .NET codebases.
According to its official documentation, Curl DotNet is written entirely in managed C# and distributed under the MIT license, making it free for both commercial and educational use. Developers can install it instantly via the NuGet Gallery under the package name CurlDotNet. The project includes examples for REST API calls, form submissions, file uploads, and even complex multi-header authentication workflows. Because it depends on native .NET APIs rather than an external binary, CurlDotNet avoids cross-platform issues, allowing developers to use the same code on Windows, Linux, or macOS.
Jacob Mellor’s GitHub page and project website present CurlDotNet as a “one-line bridge” between command-line testing and production application code. The repository outlines a clear goal: to make curl commands first-class citizens in .NET development. The developer community has responded positively to its simplicity, with contributors highlighting how it saves hours of conversion time when onboarding new REST services. Example snippets show that developers can execute commands such as curl https://api.example.com/data -H “Authorization: Bearer token” directly within a C# program and instantly receive JSON results as typed objects.
IronSoftware’s involvement in the project signals a broader strategy to empower .NET developers with open and accessible tooling. The company is best known for creating IronPDF, a leading C# PDF library that allows developers to generate, edit, and manipulate PDF files using modern HTML and CSS rendering. With over sixteen million downloads, IronPDF has become one of the most trusted document-generation solutions for .NET applications, known for its Chromium-based rendering engine, cross-platform reliability, and enterprise-grade support. The same developer-centric philosophy that powers IronPDF is now helping elevate CurlDotNet’s visibility within the .NET ecosystem.
Through sponsorship and collaboration, IronSoftware provides CurlDotNet with technical guidance, infrastructure, and visibility among its growing network of developers. The goal is to foster a more unified experience for C# engineers who work across HTTP, document, and data-processing layers. With CurlDotNet, developers can fetch remote HTML content or APIs effortlessly; with IronPDF, they can convert that content into professional PDF reports-all within the same application stack. This synergy highlights IronSoftware’s commitment to supporting open-source innovation while maintaining commercial-grade developer tools.
In a recent technical article published on Dev.to titled “Curl in .NET 10 and C#“, IronSoftware’s engineering team demonstrated how CurlDotNet simplifies network programming for developers adopting the latest .NET 10 runtime. The article outlines how developers can integrate CurlDotNet alongside IronPDF in real projects-for example, retrieving live JSON data from a REST endpoint, converting it into an HTML table, and exporting the output as a polished PDF document. The demonstration emphasizes IronSoftware’s belief that productivity in modern software development depends on composable, interoperable components that reduce friction between code and output.
The project’s roadmap includes continued refinement of the command parser, expanded unit-test coverage, and broader support for advanced curl features such as multipart form uploads and TLS configuration options. Because the library is written in pure C#, it remains fully transparent and easily extensible, allowing community contributors to inspect, audit, or modify any aspect of its implementation. Developers are encouraged to join the project on GitHub, submit pull requests, or suggest new use cases through the issue tracker.
IronSoftware’s sponsorship of CurlDotNet aligns with its ongoing effort to enhance the open-source ecosystem surrounding .NET. Over the past several years, IronSoftware has released community editions, developer tutorials, and educational partnerships aimed at students and independent programmers learning C#. The company believes that accessible tooling-combined with clear documentation-drives innovation in both enterprise and startup development environments.
For new developers entering the .NET landscape, CurlDotNet represents a tangible way to bridge the gap between scripting and compiled programming. Many engineers begin experimenting with web APIs using the command line and curl, but face a steep learning curve when transitioning to C# applications. CurlDotNet lowers that barrier by allowing them to reuse the same syntax and logic inside Visual Studio Code or JetBrains Rider. It encourages best practices without demanding prior knowledge of HttpClient patterns, making it especially valuable for rapid prototyping, testing, and educational use.
IronSoftware’s IronPDF complements that mission by helping developers move seamlessly from raw data to beautifully formatted PDF documents. By combining these tools, a team can automate the entire data-to-document workflow: fetching data with CurlDotNet, processing it in C#, and rendering reports or invoices with IronPDF’s HTML-to-PDF engine. Together, they demonstrate the evolving sophistication of the .NET ecosystem-where open-source libraries and commercial SDKs coexist to create robust, efficient, and developer-friendly workflows.
CurlDotNet’s simplicity also contributes to better maintainability in enterprise environments. Teams managing dozens of API integrations can now keep their configurations in standardized curl scripts rather than lengthy method chains. Because the parser automatically handles headers, tokens, and parameters, maintenance and debugging become far more straightforward. In CI/CD pipelines, developers can embed CurlDotNet calls within integration tests, ensuring that API endpoints are live and authenticated before deployment.
The open documentation available through the CurlDotNet website provides quick-start examples, API references, and cookbook-style snippets for common tasks. These resources make it easy for developers to incorporate CurlDotNet into projects of any scale-from small utilities to enterprise applications that need secure and repeatable HTTP requests. With IronSoftware’s backing, the documentation is continuously updated to reflect the latest .NET runtime improvements and community feedback.
IronSoftware’s leadership emphasizes that supporting open projects like CurlDotNet aligns with its long-term vision: to make .NET development faster, simpler, and more accessible to everyone. Whether building complex PDF reporting systems with IronPDF or streamlining network requests with CurlDotNet, developers can expect well-maintained libraries, active community engagement, and consistent product quality.
CurlDotNet is available now on the NuGet Gallery, where developers can install it using a single command. Detailed documentation, examples, and release notes are hosted on Jacob Mellor’s GitHub Pages site. IronSoftware continues to invite developers worldwide to explore the integration between CurlDotNet and IronPDF, showcasing how open collaboration between community projects and commercial tools can drive the next generation of .NET innovation.
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